HB44 Summary

• Allows Alabama's Board of Nursing to enter the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact, enabling registered nurses and licensed practical nurses to practice across multiple party states under a single multistate license.

• Establishes definitions and requirements for multistate licensing, including criminal background checks via fingerprinting for applicants seeking multistate licensure or endorsement.

• Creates the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators to coordinate nurse licensure and enforcement across party states, with authority to promulgate uniform rules and collect annual assessments.

• Implements a coordinated licensure information system to share nurse licensure, disciplinary history, and investigative information among party states while protecting confidential data.

• Becomes effective on the earlier of legislative enactment by 26 states or December 31, 2019, and supersedes the prior Nurse Licensure Compact.